The warping effects of celebrity are much discussed online, in print, and across the airwaves. Whenever a celebrity dies in an unnecessary, untimely, or unseemly manner, we feel the need to search for lessons learned. Usually there are none. The personality traits that the individual grappled with would almost certainly have posed challenges with or without the glare of publicity.
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